As International Overdose Awareness Day approaches, it is crucial to unite in our efforts to end drug overdoses, remember those we’ve lost without stigma, and support their loved ones. This annual campaign, observed on August 31st, strives to raise awareness, reduce stigma, educate communities, and promote policies to prevent tragic loss. The theme for this […]
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A Syndemic Approach to Training and Technical Assistance in the Central East
With World Hepatitis Day this month, the SAMHSA Region 3 Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) highlighted the interconnected health challenges that our communities face that has come to be known as a syndemic and collaborative approach we’ve taken to address this interplay. In the Central East region (as in much of the country), we’re contending […]
Opioid Deaths Rose 50% During the Pandemic. In These Places, They Fell
According to a recent article from Politico, fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. increased by more than 50 percent during the pandemic but Lucas County in Ohio saw a 20% decline in overdoses between 2020 and 2022. The county brought together health department workers, treatment providers, clergy, and law enforcement to target resources where they […]
More than 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to drug overdose from 2011 to 2021
Earlier this month, SAMHSA released a press announcement revealing that based on a study published by JAMA Psychiatry, from 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children in the United States lost a parent to drug overdose, with rates more than doubling during this period. The study, led by researchers at NIH, SAMHSA, and CDC, highlights the disproportionate impact […]
NSDUH 2022 Data Available
SAMHSA has just released the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health results, accompanied by a newly offered companion infographic. The 2022 sample size was 71,369 and used multi-mode collection methods in gathering the self-reported data from respondents. Some findings include the following results: Among the 137.4 million (or 48.7%) current alcohol users aged 12 or […]
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Fentanyl Bill Passes House
From MedPage House Passes Bill to Address Fentanyl Overdoses — But critics say the HALT Fentanyl Act is the wrong way to approach the problem by Joyce Frieden The House passed a bill Thursday that proponents say is designed to reduce the number of people who become addicted to fentanyl, but opponents say it won’t […]
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Tranq in Philly’s fentanyl supply
From CNN. Tranq has become a bigger part of Philly’s street fentanyl supply. The wounds left behind are killing people by Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff, and Deborah Brunswick Philadelphia (CNN) — What drug users and people who work with them in Philadelphia talk about is the smell. The smell of rotting flesh from open infected wounds. Some […]